CURRENT MISSION

To live, to learn, to create, to explore, to wander, to befriend.

ABOUT ME

We are Torben and Patrick, two progressive, liberal, thoughtful and creative types, who are a couple (with a dog). Me (Torben) occasional chef, historian, National Park Service Ranger. Patrick..artist, graphic designer, musician, film freak and amateur carpenter! Torbs is best described as.." I am a happy go lucky thinking type! Living in upstate New York with my partner and our friendly coonhound and doing the grad school thing as well." Music, Art, and Environment and what we think about, and we are both culture vultures that love to create and explore with others!

PHILOSOPHY

Live and let live! Still figuring things out, but isn't that life is all about?

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Wherever and whenever time allows.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Everything so far has been incredibly positive. From surfing to hosting to going on hikes, or out on adventures. The possibilities here are endless!

Interests

Again, music, history, art, culture......Film, documentaries, road trips, camping, kayaking, hikes, bikes....you name it!

• dogs
• arts
• culture
• design
• graphic design
• photography
• documentaries
• illustrations
• environment
• cooking
• music
• hiking
• kayaking
• camping
• surfing
• history
• road trips

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Doc Watson, Abner Jay, Michael Hurley, Elizabeth Cotton, John Fahey, Tom Winslow, Liv Carrow, T.Rex, Johnny Cash, Flaming Lips, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Lou Reed, Hot Tuna, Yo La Tengo, Spiritualized, Mars Volta, Grateful Dead, King Crimson, Neil Young... etc.

Film: Werner Herzog, Stanley Kubrick, Dardenne Brothers, Emmanuel "Chivo" Lubezki, Andrei Tarkovsky, Charles Burnett, Johnathan Demme, John Carpenter... etc.

Words: The Nation, High Country Review, New York Times, The Atlantic, Edward Abbey, John McPhee, Kurt Vonnegut, D'J Breece Pancake, etc...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Torben: Rode through the desert in Morocco...and Southern Utah...

Patrick: Survived last winter... and road a train through southern India in the middle of the night.

Teach, Learn, Share

Torben is a great cook (trained in the fancy French Culinary Arts), and Patrick cooks a few things decently (Burritos, Stuffed Peppers, Pasta, Almond Plum Buckles, etc.). T has a great passion for history and environmental conservation, and can talk your ear off about pretty much anything till sunrise. P is an artist who specializes in Photography and Video, but also does Graphic Design, Carpentry, Illustration, Minor Electrical Repairs, and a whole lot of other random stuff. We're a couple of guys who love to share what we're passionate about, open to collaborations in the kitchen and the workshop!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Denmark, Germany, India, Morocco, Singapore

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Switzerland, United States

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